2017 FDA Peptide Harvest.

Othman Al Musaimi Danah Al Shaer Beatriz G de la Torre Fernando Albericio

Published in: Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (2018)

2017 was an excellent year in terms of new drugs (chemical entities and biologics) approved by the FDA, with a total of 46. In turn, one of the highlights was the number of peptides (six) included in this list. Here, the six peptides are analyzed in terms of chemical structure, synthetic strategy used for their production, source, therapeutic use, and mode of action.

Keyphrases

amino acid
fluorescent probe
living cells
drug administration
sensitive detection